STATE OF THE COUNTRY
CHICHESTER, Nov 24.—Although the whole of this district may now be said to be in a tolerably quiet state, the Magistrates or indefatigable in their endeavours to organize a strong civil force, as the best mode of preventing a recurrence of the scenes of the past week. They therefore continue to summon and swear in additional special constables. This end of the country has been divided into fourteen sections, and the Magistrates have placed the constablery force of each section under an active and intelligent yeoman. The force of each section is divided into horse and foot, and minor arrangements are in progress to ensure the due working of the system, which cannot be to generally adopted. Yesterday three more prisoners were brought before them for destroying machinery, and committed to Horsham gaol. Part of the 90th Regiment, which having arrived at our barracks on Saturday, was ordered on Monday to proceed, by forced marches to Winchester. On Sunday Lord Surrey applied for a troop of Life Guards to be sent to Arundel, and last night part of another troop, with the sanction of Lord George Lennox, proceeded to Petersfield. We have not now more than 40 Life Guards remaining here; but such is the confidence of his Lordship and the other Magistrates in the civil force, arising from a conviction that in case of emergency it may be brought into immediate and effective operation, that they are perfectly satisfied with that small number. We learned today from Brighton, that there is to be a large meeting of the peasantry tomorrow on Henfield Common. We have news today of the destruction of the large sawing-mills and machinery of Messrs Baker, at Southampton.